When I showed up to pick up my ticket for the California Democratic Party bash on Sunday, the person at the table said, "You need to see this person..." At first I thought it was because they had overbooked and there weren't enough tickets, but it turned out that someone had gone through the list and identified who had been a delegate during the primaries. They offered me an extra ticket for the swearing-in ceremony, which was somewhat of a rare commodity.
Apparently these tickets really determined which of the jumbo trons you got to stare. The silver pass section sat behind the Reflecting Pool in front of the Capitol Hill Building, and we just staked a little spot right behind the first one before the musical procession started. The rest of the general public got access to the areas going towards the Washington Monument.
Felt like the crowd was entirely part of the Democratic Party, though lots of cheers for President Jimmy Carter, President George H.W. Bush, and President Clinton. When George W. Bush appeared on the screen, there were plenty of boos. The crowd also busted out in singing "Na Na Na Na Na....Hey Hey...Goodbye" too..
Off to the Western Reigional Ball tonight. I had an extra Neighborhood Ball ticket (the one with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey being televised on ABC) that was apparently delivered on 1/10 at home but I never received it. The Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) spent more than an hour digging up the tracking # before deciding to void the ticket and reissue another one. There was a PIC volunteer named Mimi Siegel who had been so helpful trying to make sure my case was resolved that I decided to give it to her after everything was settled. She earned it!
Here are some pictures from today....
http://hudoneit.smugmug.com/gallery/7146915_6WbJk
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